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The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
Lincoln and Tod:

An old gentleman who was on init
mate terms at the White House dur
ing the war, said to the Telegram cor
respondent to-day; Stories about Mr..
Lincoln are plenty enough, but, 1 will
tell you one which can vouch for as
being true, and which as far as my
knowledge is concerned, has never
been in print. One of Mr.. Lincoln's
most esteemed friends was ex-Gov.
Tod, of Ohio. He was quaint old
character, and Lincoln loved him for
his honesty, ability and native shrewd-
ness. At one time he thought of Mr..
Tod in connection with the secretary
ship of the treasury, but afterward he
gave him foreign mission. One even
ing when Mr.. Tod was in town Mr..
Lincoln invited him over to the White
House. They had a long chat together,
when Mr.. Lincoln finally said:-'Look
here, Tod; how is it you spell your
name with only one dp married
Todd, but she spelled her name with
two DIS. All of her relatives do the
same. You are the first Tod I ever
met who spelled his name with so few
letters
Tod looked at Mr.. Lincoln in his
peculiarly quizzing manner and then
replied: 'Mr. President, God spells
his name with only one d, and what is
good enough for God is good enough
for me-
'Mr. Lincoln used to repeat the
story to some of his most intimate
friends, and every time he did so, he
would laugh until the tears ran down
over that furrowed but grand face"
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
Into the Jaws of Death.

All the railway horrors in the history of
this country were surpassed three-miles
east of Chatsworth, Ills, Thursday morn
ing, when an excursion train on the Toledo,
Peoria & Western road dropped through
burning bridge and over one hundred peo-
pie were killed, and four times that number
more or less badly injured. The train was
composed of six sleeping cars, six day
coaches and chair cars and three baggage
cars. 1t was carrying $50 passengers, all
excursionists, and was bound for Niagara
Falls. The train had been made up all
along the line of the Toledo, Peoria & West
ern road, and the excursionists hailed from
various points in Central Illinois, the bulk
of them, however, coming from Peoria
Two engines were employed to draw the
heavy train, and the run was slowly made
at first, but near Chatsworth, ILL.,. the speed
was increased until the train had the mo-
mentum at'tmes of nearly mile a minute.
calamity occurred on the comparatively
small culvert about ten feet long and not
more than twelve feet high. The en-
gineer on the head engine saw blaze as he
neared the bridge, but supposed it to be
culvert itself was ablaze and upon this tot
tering structure the train plunged going at
the rate Of thirty miles an hour. The first
engine passed over safely but the second
went into the ditch, burying and killing
McClintock, and in after came the rest Of
the train. All the coaches, except the
sleeper, plunged in and telescoped each
other. For an instant the sound ofcrushing
timbers was stilled, then from out the
awful silence rose groans and cries of
agony.
All of the day cars went into that narrow
chasm, crushed and smashed together by
thu great velocity Of the huge train, the
sleepers remaining upon the track, all their
occupants unharmed. The first care of the
living and uninjured was to rescue the hurt
and care for the dead, and to this end a
four hours fight with fire ensued. There
was no water, earth was the only weapon
with which the fire could be fought, and so
the attempt was made to smother it out.
There was no pick or shovel to dig it up; no
baskets or barrows to carry it in, and so,
desperate, they dug their fingers down into
the earth, which long drouth had baked
almost as hard as stone, heaped theprecious
handsful thus hardly won upon the en-
croaching flames, and with this earthwork,
built handful by handful, kept back the foe.
AS the last spark of fire died away q
light came up in the East to take its place,
and dawn came upon a scene of horror
While the fight had been going on men had
been dying, and there were not 30 many
wounded to take out of the wreck as there
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
DAKOTA.

An attempt was made at Watertown to
assassinate E. 81. Bishop three shots being
fired at him, though without effect, Thurs
day nighi.
James O'Haire, of Duluth, Watertown
q Pacific surveying party was drowned at
Huron while swimming the river His
pare ITS are residents of Cato, Wis, his own
home being in Watertown, Oak.
On Monday while riding on a hand car,
between Everest, OAK, and Casselton, Mrs
Pogreba, wife of Andrew Pogreba, road
| master on the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba railroad, and her 1-year-oId in
| FAINT were thrown from the car and the in
FAINT instantly killed.
Nearly 1900 railroad grading teams that
have finished their work on the Manitoba's
mountain line are assembling at Water
town to build a line for that road to Huron.
-Four hundred teams are already on the
ground and at work. Others will be strung
along the line within week, SO as to COM
plete the line to Huron this fall.
Nels Swenson, a farmer living five miles
northeast Of Doland, Sphinx County, was
killed by lightning between and 4 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon while working in the
hay field. He was alone at the time and
was found about o'clock by his son lying
lioo OA A1o AdSO WILL Ills plGCulOTK IN his
hand. Swenson was sixty-fve years old.
The Yankton county jail is again crowded
with inmates, among their number being
Gray Eagle and Blue Bear, two Sioux In
d1ans who are charged with highway rob-
berry, they having taken possession Of a
he rd of cattle and converted them to their
| own use. The United States has majority
| of these prisoners, all of whom are await
ing trial at the September term of court
Van Moore, a halfbreed horse thief, was
arrested at atPierre, Monday, by Stock In
| spector George jackson. An organized
| gang of horse thieves has been operating
| between Pierre and the Black Hills for two
years. Large numbers of horses and cattle
have been lost. Moore has made a con-
fession, duplicating several others. Officers
are now on the trail, and expect to capture
the entire gang.
A Sioux Falls dispatch says: The farmers
in south Dakota can with difficulty under
| stand the fearful drouth in Illinois,
| Michigan and Wisconsin. The country for
has been visited with heavy rains. The
threshing of wheat is showing an average
of twenty bushels to the acre. Corn is
maturing well and will soon be out of the
frost. The farmers throughout this Sec
ton are jubilant.
At Oakes, strange and fatal accident
occurred to little 4-year-old girl named
Almli. While the mother and some neigh
bors were returning home from town in
company with the child, their OK team be-
came frightened and unmanagable and
started to run away. The male portion of
the company deserted the wagon and left
the mother and child to their fate. The
mother in attempting to put the child out of
the wagon let it drop in front Of the wheel
| which passed ever the child's head and pro-
duced such extensive injuries that it died
| soon after.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
IOWA.

Dubuque, Ia, saloons have been closed by
temporary injunction.
Eastern Iowa was greatly refreshed and
benefited by two inches of rainfall on th
10th.
1t has been decided that the Iowa g. A.
R., will start for the st. Louis encampmeut
Sept 26. going by special train on the e. B.
A cyclone played its zephyrs upon St.
Paul, Iowa, Saturday evening and much
damage was done including the destruction
of the Catholic church.
At Cedar Rapids, on the 9th, fire in the
packing house of T. M. Sinclair & Co.,
destroyed the slaughtering department and
tank room. The loss is $4,000. Insurance,
$4,000.
It is reported at Des Moines that Bishop
Perry, Of the Episcopal church, has been
elected bishop for Novia Scotia. Inquiry
among Episcopalians voices the sentiment
that they will not accept it, as Iowa cannot
spare SO able man.
A special from Strawberry Point says a
house and barn, Snyder's barber shop, R.
Hanson's dwelling, Kleinlem's two.story
dwelling and Porter's blacksmith shop were
destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.
Only by strenuous efforts was the business
portion Of the town saved.
At Waterloo, good milk COWS are selling
for $40 and $l2 because of lack of water and
feed. Yearling calves sell readily to dealers
who drive to PASTURE at IS per head. The
Chicago, Kansas City, Il st. Paul Railway
Company are building fine depot at the
East Side crossing at Waterloo.
A destructive fire occurred at Brooklyn
on the 10th, destroying the opera house
which cost $4,000, and was not insured
several shops and Offices were burned; VIM.
Crawford was killed by falling wall and
Warren Martin was run over by fire
engine, receiving mortal injuries.
John Nicols, a brakeman on the Mime
sofa & Northwestern railroad, died al
Elma, Iowa, Friday morning, from injuries
received two days before. His leg had
been crushed by car running over it.
Amputation followed, with the above result.
His parents reside at Austin, MINI.
Constable Potts, at Des Moines, found a
keg Of beer in the barn of Thos. Hardy, and
though it was not claimed it was for sale
but held for consumption by Hardy and
others who had bought it, warrant was
issued for Hardy's arrest. Potts met his
man on the street in conversation with q
friend, read the warrant, and commenced
firing, hitting Hardy twice, whose wounds
may prove fatal, and seriously wounding a
passerby. The constable is in Jail.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

the windows were broken, several buildings
blown to pieces and others unroofed or bad
~ damaged. Mrs. Harm was in her kitchen
when the storm struck. The stove was
turned over on her and she died soon after
from the effects. All wheat in shock in the
track Of the storm was threshed out by hail
stones, some of which were three inches in
diameter.
From August 25 to November 1 the
Northern Pacific will put into effect a
special rate on stock, cattle, bulls and sheep
of 10 per cent. Of present west bound rates
as named in the present cattle tariff The
reduction is on account of the severe drouth
In Southern Minnesota, Iowa and Wiscon-
sin, where stock is being sold cheap, and in
order to give settlers along the line of the
Northern Pacific an opportunity to secure
some at reasonable rates.
The interest in the Freeborn county
natural gas development continues. Hon
J. 81. Parker of Albert Lea is of the opinion
t6a eas ne aos Is grsat M to force
Minneapolis being easily accessible
Strangers are arriving upon the ground and
many letters of inquiry are daily arriving
there with reference to the wonderful find.
The drillers are at work sinking new wells
all the time and another of those interested
have just left with additional machinery.
Some days ago young man named Brad
ley, alias Thomas D. Franklin, whose par.
ents live in Illinois, was arrested in Mime
apolis for attempting to pass forged deed
for $5.O 900 upon a real-estate dealer, since
when he has been confined in the city jail.
County Attorney Davis received intimation
that scheme was on foot to secure Frank
Inns escape. The prisoner was given a
heavy iron wrench with which to wrest the
cell door from the hinges, whence he could
Sheriff was placed to watch the jail, and
at midnight Franklin was arrested while
coming out of the alley back of the jail He
had the wrench in his pocket. He was
again put in Jail under q new warrant. The
police commission had the Deputy Sheriff
to escape. On a hearing before the muni-
cipal court Judge, the case was promptly
dismissed.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
MINNESOTA.

Red Wing is stretching the electric light
wires.
There has been but one death in the vii.
lage of Cannon Fails, this year.
The st. Paul Y. M. G. A., has Chinese
sabbath school, with an attendance of 25 to
80 cinnamon.
The Minnesota Natural Gas and Fuel
Company of Albert Lea, has incor-
porated with 81 100000 Capital.
A machinist named Isaacs, riding in
handsom cab, at RSt. Paul, Sunday after
wheels and was killed. He was intoxicated.
During thunder storm, Thursday after
noon, the 9-year-old daughter of Syver o.
son, living three miles north of Granite
Falls, was killed by lightning while bring
ing the herd.
There were six births in Rochester, Ohm
sted Co., during July, three American, two
German and one Danish. Four deaths occur
red, one heart disease, one paralysis, one
drowning, and one scrofulosis.
A twelve-yearold son of Stephen Shong
of the town of Orange, while out hunting
Sunday was kicked on the forehead by an
overloaded gun and his skull crushed. He
lies in very critical condition.
| Mrs. o. F. Perkins, wife of Hon. o.
Perkins of Northfeld, fell from the railroad
bridge at Spring creek Sunday morning and
was killed. Deceased was fifty-two years
Of age, and had been resident Of North
field for several years.
The safe at the Anhauser- Busch Bottling
Works in st Paul was blown open early
/ n1r c1ou
the burglars was captured by the police
=! after q fight, in which he was shot in the
mouth, and was identified as stPrussian
Frank" noted craftsman lately operating
| in Minneapolis.
William, the 19-year-old son of Fred
Reamer, of Nunda, Freeborn county, on
Tuesday went out to NOW meadow near
by, hut at noon failed to come to dinner,
when a young girl was sent to look for him,
grass, about ten PAGES from the gnn, evi-
IDENTIFY having been shot by accident
Gov. McGill has appointed the following
additional members on the state board of
equalization:
Eleventh district j. c. Cooley, Duluth.
Fourteenth district-Hugh Thompson,
Fisher.
Fifteenth district-Geo. Whitney, Wa
| dena.
Sixteenth district R. J. Hall, Morris
The appointments became necessary on
account Of a change in the judicial districts
made by the last legislature, which made
the 11th 14th and 18th from the old 11th and
the 10th from the old 18th. Mr. Thompson is
a reappointment he having served in one
of the old districts and being member of
the present board.
The commission appointed by Judge
Mcclure to investigate charges against
/ n ~
at Saltwater, has reported that they had
made a thorough examination and that
every dollar of the accounts are correct.
The report was filed with the Judge and by
him ordered entered on the clerks books
and ali bills and accounts ordered correct
The amount handled by Mr. Brown since he
was appointed in May, 1884, is over $3,-
| 100000.
A tornado and hail storm, one-haf mile
wide, coming from the northeast, struck
Renville, Thursday at p. m. Nearly all
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

V TIE lateS Sylyanus Cobb made a great
deal OF money out Of his writings, and
and lived in a fine house at Hyde Park.
Mass. His sanctum was in tower at
the top Of the house. He wrote at a
large, old-fashioned desk covered with
pens, papers, knives and an old ink
stand. Rows Of books stood on shelves
all about. There was a work chair and
aresting chair, and there were also old
guns, sabres, ramrods, arrows, and
trinkets, odds and ends, curiosities,
i pictures, photographs, sketches, flow
ersand curious contrivancss of no earth
AZ use except 70 suggest odd fancies.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

on land suitable for the growth Of oranges.
wilhelm regard to Louisiana the opinion is.
expressed that Italy has nothing to fear,
the season their being very brief.
At London, on the 9th, rib roast break
fast in honor of Mr.. Simon Cameron, was
given by Buffalo Bill and Nat Salisbury II
the marquee of the Wild West camp a.
score Of distinguished gentlemen were
present, including Chauncey M. Depew,,
Murat Halsted, Gen. Hawley, Leonard
Jerome and Justin Mccarthy. Mr.. Phelps.
the United States minister, sent his regretas
saying that he was going to Scotland.
Grilled ribs We're served to the guests on
the homeliest of platters, and were eaten
Indian fashion with keen relish.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
Three Harvest Excursions

Will be run by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway on Tuesday, August 80,
Tuesday, September 20, and Tuesday, Oc-
tober II, 1887, to all prominent land points
in Northern Iowa, Western Minnesota, Da.
kota and Nebraska, at one fare for the
round trip. Excursion tickets will be good
to return within thirty days from date of
sale. For further information address A..
V: 81. Carpenter, General Passenger Agent,
Milwaukee Wis.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
WISCONSIN.

Oct. the free-delivery system will be es-
tablished at GAINESVILLE, Wis.
At Milwaukee, Thomas Burns, sixty-eight
years old, employed at the West Milwaukee
shops. sat on railing in front of his house
He lost his balance, fell backward and
broke his neck, being killed instantly.
Shaft No. of the Ashland mine, near
Hurley, Wis, caved in Thursday afternoon
at $50 o'clock, killing three men and
pected to live. Only one of the men was
married and he leaves a wife and 5 children
destitute.
Paul Ostrowski, seventeen years old, was
shot and killed at Milwaukee by August
Hernke. dock laborer. The latter was
shooting at target in National Park,
when Ostrowski came within range of
Hernke's rifle. He was hit in the region of
the heart and died soon after.
Prof. J. M. Turner, who took the school
census of the city of Ashland in June last,
also took at the same time the number of
people connected with private families only,
not including boarding houses or hotels.
He found 9,slS. OF the number residing H.
be at least 1000 more, which gives the city
Of Ashland population of over 11,O00.
Many have so estimated it, but had no facts
to verify it. This is from actual count and
personal visitation of every house in the
city, carefully and Systematically per-
formed. Although some estimate it upon
this basis at $4,000, it seems perfectly
reliable and within bounds to call it II, 1,OO0l
Specials from every portion of the state
show that the recent rain storm was
general, and that the drouth-stricken
districts have been effectually relieved
The storm was accompanied by high wind, !
which played havoc with trees and build
ings. Hail broke thousands of panes of
glass in Richland Center, and throughout
the county, and corn was badly hurt. A.
daughter of Jenson Miller, of Fulton, and
Miss Henderson, of Illinois, guests of the
Miller family, were drowned by the cap
sizing of boat in the storm in Lake
Kegousa. Two others were rescued. The
victims were about % years of age. Near
Lancaster, Grant county, lightning struck
the barn of Thos: Beetham, which was des-
troyed, together with its contents. Beetham
and daughter we're rendered insensible
and the cows which they were milking
were killed. The animals fell upon
Beetham and his daughter, but they were
rescued by the wife and hired man. The
light of several fires was visible at Lam
caster, but telegraphtc communication was
obstructed and no news could be received.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

A contributor to Notes and Queries
says that it used to be generally re-
marked among Dickens friends and ac-
quaintances that he had taken all the
names in "Pickwick' from persons re-
siding in Ramsgate. There was Wei
ler, the straw hat manufacturer and
hosier in High street, near the market;
Mr.. Tupman and Mr.. Snodgrass lived
higher up; Mrs. Bardell also.lived near.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

The hot waves bore comfort to Smith
Terhune, young man in the employ
of the Windsor, N. S., Furniture Com
pany, who has received information
that he is the heir of property in Bos-
ton known as T. Wharf, valued at 81, :
100000.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

The body of Mrs. James P. Scott
has arrived at Philadelphia from Lon
don. Mrs. Scott's death was caused,
the certificate of the. Coroner states,
"by taking a dose of chloral, used as
an anodyne, while the action of the
heart was in weakened condition
from over-exertion and heat"
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

81 FREDERICK w. VANDERBILT has con-
tracted for the erection of magnificent
residence on his Newport estate, which
when finished will be the handsomest
in that place. There isrnoCtruth in the
rumor that he is to buy the late Miss
Wolfe's villa.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

AERoNAUT BALDWIN,, who jumped
from his balloon from an altitude of
5000 feet, at Quincy, Ill, on the Fourth
Of July, has applied for permission to
make an ascension in Chicago, with the
intention Of repeating his leap. He
win use the same parachute which drop
ped him safely at Quincy.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

AN English nobleman with three
titles is soon expected to visit New
York. Heis Lord Mowbray, Seagrave,
and Stourton, and he is equipped with a
long -drawn-out pedigree that runs back
to 1895. He uses all of his titles in
signing his name.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

JOHN G. WHITTIER, who was at Sen
ter House, Lake Winnepesaukee, at the
time it was burned few days ago,
withstood the excitement and shock of
the fire very well for man in feeble
health and 80 years of age.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

A STATEMENT is going the rounds to
the effect that seventh-fve thousand
of s'She" have beenissued in this coun-
try, but just now many cents H. Rider
Haggard has received from the sale of
them is not announced.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

GENERAL SHERMAN is preparing a
paper to be read before the Army of
Tennessee at its September reunion in
Detroit. He will attend the convention
of the Grand Army at St. Louis as
delegate from Missouri.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

MAJ. BASH, Paymaster United States
J Army, who was robbed several months
ago at Antelope Springs, Wyo., by
cowboy, has been. suspended from duty
and ordered to his home to await
further orders.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

WnL1AMM NJ. STARK, recently oppoint-
ed collector of customs at New London
Conn.,, is an descendant of General
Stark, of revolutionary fame.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

The Republique Francise states that
the Sultan of Turkey has granted con-
cession to French syndicate for the
construction of harbor at Salonica.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

PoBEDoUNozEw is the uncompromis-
ing name of the man who will probably
succeed the late Editor Katkoff as the
leader of the Russian Pan-slavists.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

PRINCE KRAPoTK1NE has written an
indignant letter to M. Rochefort pro-
testing against the enthusiasm of Re-
publican France for M. Katkoff.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

COLONEL CHARLES CHAnLE LONG is
now in Washington preparing for his
start to Corea, which will be made
about the 10th of September.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

The fortune of the late William A.
Kenneally, who died in Brooklyn in
1867, is still without an heir. Good
investments have swelled it to 100000.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

ELIHU E. JACKSON, the Democratic
nominee for governor of Maryland, is
about SO years of age. He is happily
married and has five children. u.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

HERR Won LADE, the famous cult
vator ofrare species of grapes at Gaisen-
helm, in the Rheingan, has just cele-
brated his seventieth birthday.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
Fires and Casualties.

Fire at Garden, village in Big Bay de
Noque, Mich, on the 9th, destroyed the
hotel and livery stable of Robert A. Nc
Donald and six other buildings A fortu-
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19

Or the four thousand Englishmen re-
siding in New Haven less than 500 are
are registered voters.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
~ Mrs. sLANGTRY's 1000 acres of Cali
,fornia land cost her just 100000

IA NINE. NILSSON owns two buildings
in Boston that are assessed at$123, 600.
The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
CURRENT CoMRIENT.

CHoLERA is on the increase in Italy.